After 16 years, details still drive Parker
An article profiles Houston Mayor Annise Parker ’78. Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science, is quoted.Houston Chronicle (Subscription required) (This story appeared on the front page of Sunday’s Houston Chronicle.)http://tinyurl.com/k8kw3mr

EIA announces furloughs
The U.S. Energy Information Agency announced it will furlough 346 federal employees and more than 200 contractors at close of business on Friday. The furloughs affect nearly the entire EIA staff and will force the agency to cease operations beginning next week. Kenneth Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics and senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute and lecturer of economics, is quoted.CNNhttp://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/11/eia-announces-furloughs/comment-page-1/

Using a heartbeat as a sort of password
Rice researchers have designed a secure way to cut the risk that an implanted medical device such as a pacemaker, insulin pump or defibrillator could be altered remotely without authorization. Their technology would use the patient’s own heartbeat as a kind of password that could only be accessed through touch. Farinaz Koushanfar, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, and graduate student Mahmoud Rostami are mentioned.MacLean’s (Canada)http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/10/14/keeping-hackers-out/

Latino job puzzleAn article examines the career prospects of young Hispanics in Central Texas. Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology and director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas, is quoted.Bloomberg Businessweekhttp://tinyurl.com/k755rpb

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Experience in government, business touted in At Large 3 raceWith term limits blocking Melissa Noriega from seeking re-election, a crowd of policy debate regulars and behind-the-scene leaders are vying for the At Large 3 seat on Houston City Council. Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, and political scientist Mark Jones are quoted.Houston Chronicle (Subscription required)http://tinyurl.com/ptkwwk6

District D candidates focus on crime and jobs
An article reviewing the candidates for Houston City Council District D seat mentions a report released last month by Rice’s Shell Center for Sustainability, “Sustainable Development of Houston Districts: The Health of the City.”Houston Chronicle (subscription required) (This story appeared on the front of the City & State section.)http://tinyurl.com/l5jynp6

Water plan threatens sea turtles, group warnsThe endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle will be put in harm’s way by a Central Texas river authority’s emergency plan to cut off freshwater from Matagorda Bay, an environmental group warned state regulators Friday. Ronald Sass, the Harry C. and Olga Keith Wiess Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is mentioned.Houston Chroniclehttp://tinyurl.com/lsvhu6v

NASA’s journey to Jupiter
Even though most of the scientists at NASA have been furloughed by the government shutdown, one of their pet projects goes on. The Juno spacecraft was launched two years ago atop a Saturn 5 rocket, which gave it enough power to put it in a proper trajectory for the Oct. 9 Earth flyby. David Alexander, director of Rice Space Institute and professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted.KTRH-AMhttp://www.ktrh.com/articles/houston-news-121300/nasas-journey-to-jupiter-11726234/

UT ranked among world’s top universitiesRice University was named one of the top universities in the world in the new Times Higher Education World University Rankings, making it one of only two Texas institutions to make it into the top 100. Rice was ranked No. 65, up 10 spots from last year’s ranking; the University of Texas at Austin was ranked No. 27.Austin Business Journalhttp://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2013/10/09/ut-ranked-among-worlds-top-universities.html

Baker Institute 20th anniversary gala promises to be a celebration to remember
A Nov. 8 gala celebrating the 20th anniversary of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is announced. Mentioned in the article are Rice Board of Trustee Bucky ’71 and Cynthia Allshouse; Board Chair Bobby ’82 and Phoebe Tudor; James A. Baker III, former secretary of state and honorary chair of the Baker Institute; Rice President David Leebron; Ambassador Edward Djerejian, founding director of the Baker Institute; and Rice political scientist Mark Jones.CultureMaphttp://tinyurl.com/lkxkouh

NEET proteins are prime suspects in spread of breast cancer
A recent discovery by an international consortium of researchers may provide valuable insight into the prevention and spread of breast cancer. The study, led by Rice University, has identified two proteins as prime suspects in the spread of the deadly disease. José Onuchic, co-director of Rice’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics and the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is quoted.YourNewsHouston.comhttp://tinyurl.com/na3xce6

Rice University’s Jones School ranks among country’s top MBA programs
Rice University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is No. 8 for best professors and No. 3 for best-administered MBA programs (up from No. 8 last year) in the U.S., according to new rankings from the Princeton Review. Also Forbes ranked the Rice MBA full-time program 41st in the U.S., up four spots from 45th in 2011. Bill Glick, dean of the Jones School, is quoted.Memorial Examinerhttp://tinyurl.com/ndtzmbg

Bush promotes Texas values
Alumnus George P. Bush ’98, a candidate for the office of Texas Land Commissioner, spoke Thursday evening for a Republican Party Fundraiser at the I.O.O.F. Event Center in Corsicana, Texas, about the party and what he hopes to do with the General Land Office.Corsicana Daily Sunhttp://corsicanadailysun.com/local/x134978250/Bush-promotes-Texas-values

KTRK-TV
Rice political scientist Mark Jones discussed the Houston mayoral campaign.A link to the broadcast was not available.

Composers of the week: Chaminade and Holmès
Marcia Citron, the Lovett Distinguished Service Professor of Musicology, explores the contrasting experiences of Cécile Chaminade and Augusta Holmès in their family backgrounds and training.Radio Times (A link to the broadcast was not available.)http://tinyurl.com/n6kvcv9

WPBS-TV
Michael Wong, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, discusses nanotechnology and self assembly on a children’s television show.http://tinyurl.com/kmwmaga

DNC campaign reminds Texans that Sen. Ted Cruz isn’t representing their interestsRice political scientist Mark Jones is quoted in an article about the government shutdown.
Burnt Orange Reporthttp://tinyurl.com/mbtfbqz

ROCO Chamber Orchestra presents intercontinental connections concert today
An article announcing a Oct. 13 concert by the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra mentions Kurt Stallmann, associate professor of composition and theory at the Shepherd School of Music.BroadwayWorld.comhttp://tinyurl.com/mhaou7m

High school seniors can now apply for Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards
An article about the Hispanic Heritage Youth Awards mentions that the program will be kicked off at Rice University Oct. 28.Hispanically Speaking Newshttp://tinyurl.com/mr7xlrs

Piano, sculptural collaboration featured at Ripon College
A Nov. 1 concert by Shepherd School alumna Beth Winterfeldt ’97 is previewed.The Oshkosh Northwestern (Wisconsin)http://tinyurl.com/p8xq4pc

Halas, Nordlander win American Physical Society’s Isakson Prize
The American Physical Society has awarded the 2014 Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids to Rice University researchers Naomi Halas and Peter Nordlander and to Columbia University’s Tony Heinz in recognition of their groundbreaking research in nanophotonics.http://news.rice.edu/?p=50891

Rice’s Jones School ranks among country’s top MBA programs
Rice University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program is No. 8 for best professors and No. 3 for best-administered MBA programs (up from No. 8 last year) in the U.S., according to new rankings from the Princeton Review.http://news.rice.edu/?p=50864

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